MOTOSHIGE Pestles & Mortars
Handmade for Food Professionals and Home Cooking
Both their modern and traditional tools are well received domestically and internationally, and as a traditional maker, the MOTOSHIGE team strives to continue their excellent craftsmanship and to offer the best quality and ease-of-use to customers all over the world.
Iwami Yaki is a pottery craft from the Shimane prefecture; this pottery is baked at 1250~1300 degrees and is very robust. It is hard, has low water absorbency and is resistant to salt, acid, and alkali, which makes very versatile and strong kitchenware and tools, also suitable for e.g. pickling and allowing for beautiful colors and finishing.
MOTOSHIGE is a family-owned business founded in 1918. They are specialized in this traditional local craft, starting out with high quality household tools, such as pottery and jars, and gradually specializing in premium, handmade “suribachi” grinder bowls.
Over time, they managed to reach a production of about 300,000 bowls a year and positioning themselves as the leading suribachi craftsmen in Japan.
The MOTOSHIGE Suribachi are well known for their excellent quality, with a smooth surface and affordable prices. They offer a wide range of sizes, from 13cm to 55cm diameter to accommodate both hobby chefs and food professional alike, as well as different styles and colors.
Focusing their attention on suribachi, MOTOSHIGE furthermore developed and innovated their line up with special table-top grinder bowls with a silicone rubber bottom that will not damage your counter or table, and can easily be used with one hand – a great solution for elderly, kids or those with less power in their hands.
Next to traditional pots, MOTOSHIGE continues to develop new products to increase ease-of-use. For example, grinder bowls with a silicone rubber bottom so that you can easily grate with one hand without the pot sliding across the counter. This is an excellent solution for family members with less power in their hands. The grinder bowls are also very easy to clean due to the coating – most dirt will come off just by flushing water.
Safety
As the suribachi touch the food that we consume, the company is extremely committed in the safety of their products. All suribachi are produced domestically and the clays are sourced from good sources in the shimane, Gifu and Tajimi regions – famous for Mino ware pottery. The glaze, coloring and coatings do not contain lead or other harmful ingredients.
perfection
The rough “kushi no me” pattern on the inside of the pot is essential for the flavor of the final product. The size and positioning and therefore of the utmost importance and experienced craftsmen create them one-by-one by hand – as opposed to many modern businesses that use machinery for this.
Value
By focusing on a simple, carefully selected line up, they have been able to reduce production costs and offer a lower price for their high-quality items, ensuring great value for their customers. Depending on usage and care, the suribachi can be used for many years.
To make one suribachi, an experienced craftsman goes through approximately 9 steps!
- Dissolve the raw material in water, stir well and filter to remove impurities. Form clay.
- Put clay in a plaster mold and mold it with a potter's wheel to make it into a grinder bowl shape. Carefully craft one by one with a special comb.
- Remove from mold when half-dried and shape it by rounding the edges.
- Shelf and let dry for about 2 weeks. The product created in this way is called the base material (shiraji).
- Glaze - Apply thin, white protective layer on inside to block any dirt. Coat outside.
- Kiln - The glaze dries quickly, so stack it up and put it in the kiln within the same day.
- Bake for about 24 hours, cool for 24-48 hours, and then remove from the kiln.
- Silicone rubber – Once completely dried, the rubber can be attached.
- Pack and prepare for safe shipping, strictly sorting to make sure no defective or imperfect products leave the workshop.
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